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Analysis-Down but not out: Emerging markets could endure Middle East shocks, investors say

Thursday, March 5 by SRN News

By Libby George, Karin Strohecker and Rodrigo Campos LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - The rush of cash out of risk assets has rattled emerging markets since war engulfed the Middle East, but some investors are betting that economic fundamentals and fragmented geopolitics will allow a... Read More.

Wall Street opens lower as investors weigh Middle East war risks

Thursday, March 5 by SRN News

March 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as the Middle East conflict entered its sixth day, raising concerns of fresh inflation pressures that could complicate the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 212.7 points, or... Read More.

US stock futures slip as investors weigh Middle East war fallout

Thursday, March 5 by SRN News

March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as investors digested the widening fallout from an intensifying Middle East war, after markets staged a tentative bounce a day earlier. Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles toward Israel earlier in the... Read More.

US charter flight repatriating Americans from Middle East, State Department says

Thursday, March 5 by SRN News

March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. government charter flight was bringing Americans to the United States from the Middle East, and additional flights were being arranged for locations across the region, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. The agency provided no details on the... Read More.

Airline shares rebound as trickle of Middle East flights resume

Thursday, March 5 by SRN News

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, March 5 (Reuters) - Airline shares rebounded on Thursday as more flights took off from the Middle East, providing some reprieve for carriers after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran wiped billions of dollars off their market value earlier in the week. Governments... Read More.

Stranded travelers in the Middle East share their accounts of being stuck during the war

Thursday, March 5 by SRN News

Hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded across the Middle East amid the U.S. and Israel's joint war against Iran. And between swaths of flight cancellations and airspace closures, many are still scrambling for next steps. In a matter of days, the conflict has... Read More.

South Korean chip industry worried Iran crisis to affect Middle East data center plans

Thursday, March 5 by SRN News

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, March 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's chip industry has raised concerns that a prolonged Iranian crisis may deal a setback to plans by big tech firms to build AI data centres in the Middle East, thus weighing on strong chip demand,... Read More.

Global firms, investors in share sale rush as Middle East conflict erupts

Wednesday, March 4 by SRN News

By Charlie Conchie LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Companies and investors, including from the Gulf, kicked off large share sales raising tens of billions of dollars in recent days as tensions in the Middle East erupted into conflict, according to advisers and new figures. Around... Read More.

Wall Street futures slip on Middle East conflict, oil-driven inflation concerns

Wednesday, March 4 by SRN News

March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Wednesday as investors assessed an escalating Middle East conflict and awaited a fresh slate of economic data for cues on the interest rate outlook, while surging oil prices added to inflation pressures. Brent crude... Read More.

The Iran war has upended flights across the Middle East. Here’s what travelers should know

Wednesday, March 4 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. and Israel's joint war in Iran has already upended travel across the Middle East, stranding tens of thousands of people. And the future is anything but certain. Experts stress that flights scheduled in the coming days and weeks could... Read More.

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Analysis-Down but not out: Emerging markets could endure Middle East shocks, investors say

Wall Street opens lower as investors weigh Middle East war risks

US stock futures slip as investors weigh Middle East war fallout

US charter flight repatriating Americans from Middle East, State Department says

Airline shares rebound as trickle of Middle East flights resume

South Korean chip industry worried Iran crisis to affect Middle East data center plans

Wall Street futures slip on Middle East conflict, oil-driven inflation concerns

The Iran war has upended flights across the Middle East. Here’s what travelers should know

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